Tipperary students were among the standout performers at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, taking home an impressive eleven awards across a wide range of scientific, technological and social disciplines. The overall winner of the exhibition was Aoibheann Daly, a fourth-year student from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk in Kerry, whose project “GlioScope: Multi-task Deep Learning and Causal AI for Glioma & Glioblastoma Profiling” impressed judges with its potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of brain cancer. While the top prize went to Kerry, Tipperary schools made a major impact throughout the competition, underlining the county’s strength in innovation and research at second level. READ NEXT: Enjoyable day out as Tipperary community comes out in force to raise funds for cancer care Among the award winners was Oisin Howley of Cashel Community College, who received the Fr Tom Burke Bursary Award and also placed 3rd Senior Individual (Social & Behavioural Sciences) for his project assessing how well the Junior Cycle prepares students for the Leaving Cycle. C.B.S. Thurles student Luke Blackwell enjoyed a particularly successful exhibition, winning the National Disability Authority Award and securing 1st Senior Individual (Health & Wellbeing) for his quantitative analysis of urban inaccessibility and its impact on wheelchair users’ quality of life. St Joseph’s College students were recognised across several categories. James Maher and Daniel Ryan Begley won the Research Ireland Societal Challenge Award for their investigation into protecting native Irish honey bees from the invasive Vespa velutina using sound waves. READ NEXT: IN PICTURES: Former Ursuline student in Tipperary Jessie Buckley dazzles at Golden Globes Another St Joseph’s team — Luke Ryan, Daniel Groome and Jack Groome — placed 2nd Intermediate Group (Health & Wellbeing) for their project mapping care gaps in an ageing Irish population. Meanwhile, Lucy Rabbitte, Aoibhe Hassett and Anna
PICTURES: Proud moments for Tipperary schools at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist Exhibition
A snapshot of Tipperary talent at the 2026 Young Scientist Exhibition.
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Diarmuid O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer of Research Ireland, presents the Research Ireland Societal Challenge Award to Daniel Ryan Begley and James Maher, from St Joseph’s College, County Tipperary, for the project “An Investigation into a Protection Protocol for Native Irish Honey Bees Against the New Invasive Vespa velutina Using Sound Waves.”
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Pictured are students Harry O'Neill, Dan Skehan and Oisín Higgins from Cistercian College Roscrea in Tipperary, with their project, 'How does the inflation of a rugby ball affect its pass and kick accuracy?', at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and TechnologyExhibition.
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Pictured are students Aaron Kelly Maslen Briggs from Newport College in Tipperary, with their project, 'The science of procrastination', at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
